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Christopher R. Johnson

Christopher R. Johnson

Jan 3, 2021

Christopher Robert Johnson, 68, lifelong Concord resident, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2021, while surrounded by the loving embrace of his wife and daughter following a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia with Parkinson's. He was the cherished husband of Rita (Grande) Johnson, with whom he shared 44 years of loving and devoted marriage. Born in Concord on May...

Kathleen F. Lane

Kathleen F. Lane

Jan 2, 2021

Kathleen F. (Young) Lane, of Lincoln, a woman devoted to family and faith, died peacefully at Emerson Hospital in Concord on January 2, 2021. She was 95. Kathy was born and raised in Somerville, as the daughter of the late George and Ella (Trefren) Young. She married Frank Lane of Belmont, and they lived in Lexington and Lincoln, building a...

Dana V. Welch

Dana V. Welch

Jan 1, 2021

Dana Vernon Welch, age 61, of Littleton, died unexpectedly at home on January 1, 2021. He was born on February 18, 1959, as the son of the late Vernon F. Welch who died in 2018, and the late June (Ross) Welch who died in 1990. Raised in Lincoln, he attended Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Dana served our country in the...

William P. Churchill, Jr.

William P. Churchill, Jr.

Jan 1, 2021

William P. Churchill, Jr., 83, of Carlisle, passed away at Emerson Hospital in Concord with family by his side on January 1, 2021. He was the beloved husband for 60 years of Janet E. (Fifield) Churchill. Born in New York City on January 11, 1937, he was the son of the late William and Marion (Harris) Churchill. He was a...

John Hester

John Hester

Jan 1, 2021

John R. Hester passed away on January 1, 2021, at the age of 67, after being diagnosed with cancer four weeks earlier. He grew up in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and was the eldest son of Leon B. and Mary ("Muffin") Hester, long-time residents of Lincoln who predeceased him. He graduated from Lincoln-Sudbury High School in 1971 and from Bates College in...

George D. Gower, Jr.

George D. Gower, Jr.

Dec 31, 2020

George D. Gower, Jr., 79, of Leominster, formerly of Concord, died peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Sterling Village Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. For 53 years, he was the devoted husband to Lee (Mara) Gower. George was born in Lowell on January 15, 1941 the son of the late George Gower Sr. and Lena (Tousignant) Gower. Raised in Westford,...

Barberie Van Valey

Barberie Van Valey

Dec 30, 2020

Barberie (Harmer) Van Valey, 95, formerly of Carlisle and Sudbury, died on December 30, 2020 at Lowell General Hospital after a short illness. She was the wife of the late George H.R McQueen of Sudbury and the late Edwin C. VanValey of New York. She was born in Boston on October 13, 1925 to Dr. Torr W. and T. Barberie...

Dr. Jaok Han

Dr. Jaok Han

Dec 28, 2020

Dr. Jaok "Jack" Han, 90, a resident of Lincoln, MA, passed away on December 28th, 2020. He was born in Nampo, Korea in 1930. As a 1951 medical school graduate of Kyung Pook National University in South Korea, he was chosen from among many internship applicants to specialize in internal medicine with a US Army hospital in Korea. His ambition...

Edgar F. Clark

Edgar F. Clark

Dec 28, 2020

Edgar F. Clark, 84, died peacefully at home in Leominster on Monday, December 28, 2020. He was the loving husband of Jolie (Westgate) Clark. Born in Concord on May 20, 1936, he was the son of the late Allison and Evelyn (Adams) Clark. Mr. Clark served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He has most recently been...

Lauren M. Corduck

Lauren M. Corduck

Dec 24, 2020

Lauren M. (Cooperstein) Corduck, age 49, of Acton and Wellfleet, died peacefully on December 24, 2020 at Care Dimensions Hospice House in Lincoln, MA. She was the devoted wife of Robb Corduck, and the loving mother of Esther and Bram Corduck. Born in Boston on January 31, 1971, Lauren was raised in Sherborn and graduated from Dover-Sherborn High School. She...

Peter T. Loizeaux

Peter T. Loizeaux

Dec 23, 2020

Peter T. Loizeaux of Concord, MA and Southwest Harbor, ME, died on December 23, 2020. He was born on January 31, 1933 in Plainfield, NJ. He is the son of J. Harold Loizeaux and Marion Pratt Foster Loizeaux. He graduated high school at Deerfield Academy in 1950 and from Williams College in 1954. Following a year of employment in New...

Charles  "Chuck" Redepenning, Jr.

Charles "Chuck" Redepenning, Jr.

Dec 23, 2020

Charles (Chuck) W. Redepenning, Jr., formerly of Concord, MA, passed away on December 23, 2020 after a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Chuck was born April 16, 1956 at Wilford Hall on Lackland AFB in San Antonio to Charles and Henrietta Redepenning. Chuck is survived by his wife Tatyana Vaynberg. He is survived by his daughter Elizabeth Redepenning (Libby) of...

Elaine Patterson Toland

Elaine Patterson Toland

Dec 22, 2020

Elaine Patterson Toland, 85, of Acton, formerly of Concord, died on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton. She was the beloved wife for 51 years of Robert S. Toland, who died in 2005. Born in Concord on February 7, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Harry A. Patterson and Helen Hagerty...

Richard Paglia, Sr.

Richard Paglia, Sr.

Dec 22, 2020

On December 22, 2020, Richard Paglia Sr. passed away at the age of 82 surrounded by his devoted wife and family in the home he designed and had built 54 years ago in Carlisle, Massachusetts. Richard was born on September 3, 1938 to Augustus and Josephine Paglia. He was raised in the North End of Boston and attended St Mary's...

George B. Johnson

George B. Johnson

Dec 22, 2020

George B. Johnson, age 73, of Acton, died on December 22, 2020 at Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston. Born and raised in Concord, he was the son of the late George and Ruby (Rolls) Johnson. He was a 1965 graduate of Concord-Carlisle Regional High School. George served our country in the United States Army, completing a tour of duty...

Hillyer G.  Norment

Hillyer G. Norment

Dec 20, 2020

Hillyer G. Norment, 92, of Hingham, formerly of Concord, accomplished research scientist and genealogist, died Dec. 20, 2020 of pneumonia at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Those privileged to know Mr. Norment best remember his versatile brilliance and steadfast love. "He was the closest person I have ever met to being a true Renaissance...

Mary "Muffie" (Mckenna)  Fitzpatrick

Mary "Muffie" (Mckenna) Fitzpatrick

Dec 19, 2020

Mary (McKenna) FitzPatrick, 76, of Falmouth, MA, affectionately known as Muffie, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Falmouth Hospital. She was the loving wife for 53 years of Dermot FitzPatrick. Muffie grew up in Concord, MA. She was a graduate of Rose Hawthorne High School and Emmanuel College in Boston. She was married to Dermot in 1967...

Betty Dean Gates

Betty Dean Gates

Dec 17, 2020

Betty Dean Gates passed peacefully on December 17, 2020 in Acton. Betty lived for over 25 years in Bedford, MA, after moving there with her son from Florida. Her last years were in the Life Care Center of Acton Nursing Home. Throughout her life, she worked at a wide variety of jobs, earning money as a singer, social editor, photographer,...

Janet Ryder Kottler

Janet Ryder Kottler

Dec 15, 2020

Janet Ryder Kottler, 77, a resident of Golden Pond Assisted Living in Hopkinton and formerly of Concord, died on December 15, 2020, following a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was the wife of the late Herbert Kottler who died in 2002. Jan was born in Plymouth on February 12, 1943, as the daughter of the late Hiram and Laura...

Elizabeth H. Valentine

Elizabeth H. Valentine

Dec 14, 2020

Elizabeth Hiam Valentine (Betty to all who knew her), long-time resident of Carlisle, passed away on Monday, December 14 at ninety years of age. Betty was mother of seven, patient wife, grandmother, beloved sister, friend, orphan, pilot, expert bird watcher, world traveller, aspiring artist, tennis player, bridge player, Museum of Fine Arts Docent and Gallery Instructor, Boston Symphony Orchestra lifetime...

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